A contract of cession by which a man, with his wife Taorseus consenting, transfers 3 1/8 arouras of inherited catoecic land near Theadelphia (Themistos division, Arsinoite nome) to Artemidora daughter of Maron for 1,000 silver drachmas paid through a bank in the metropolis. It dates probably to AD 107-108.
In English machine translation
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[…] let it be valid for all time.
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[…] to Artemidora daughter of Maron […] to have ceded to her, so that also to her descendants [and her assigns, for transfer of registration, from the aforesaid day for] all [time], from the paternal 3 1/8 arouras of catoecic allotment belonging to me near Theadelphia in the division of Themistos, or however many they may be, [in two parcels, whose neighbours are] […] [on the south] […] [there being in between] a watering channel [by which] the ceded allotment is watered; on the north a canal into which the ceded allotment drains; on the west Alkimos [son of] […]; for which (I agree) also of necessity to carry out through the catoecic record office the [procedures] pertaining to Artemidora for the transfer of registration and the cession, [and to have received from Artemidora the agreed] price of the cession, 1,000 silver drachmas, in full, through the money-changing bank of Heliodoros also called Leonidas in the metropolis, [and to guarantee the terms of this cession with every guarantee against public taxes] all and all levies and of every kind from former times up to the past tenth year and the tenth year itself [of Imperator Caesar] […], [and against private claims] and every interference for all time, and I shall do the other things as written in the body (of the contract). And the wife Taorseus consents to this cession [and will not proceed nor make claim, nor anyone else on her behalf, as stated above. I], Heraklas son of […]chos, [wrote on their behalf] because they do not know letters.
I, Artemidora daughter of Maron, with as guardian my son Tryphon son of Heron, have had ceded to me [3 1/8 arouras near Theadelphia for a cession price] of 1,000 [silver drachmas] as stated above. I, Tryphon, wrote also on her behalf, as she does not know letters.
Catoecic land was originally settler land; its transfer by 'cession' (parachoresis) rather than sale required re-registration at the catoecic record office. The ceding party's name is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Cession de terre catécique). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.